The alaska delegation

congressional officials …

Alaska’s state congressional delegation is small but all red.

Of the three class members, one is female, and two are male.

The average tenure for the delegation currently is only 2.6 terms, assuming everyone completes their service through the end of 2026. The longest-serving member has been in Congress since 2002.

One of the U.S. senators is up for re-election in 2026.

When you look at these profiles, we have given each a letter grade for their effort this Congress, based on various factors, which you will find in What Is Thomas Looking For? These letter grades are probably pretty familiar to you if you have ever been a school student (we hope the answer to that is we all have!)

If you see a meager score for a particular member, it will probably be due to one or two key factors: ethics challenges or anti-democratic behavior.

• Republicans have been hit hard on their lack of push back on former and now current President Trump and their support of election denying in the 2020 presidential campaign. The unanswered soaring deficit on their watch, the dismantling of allied relationships around the globe, and opposition to funding anti-authoritarian initiatives. The denial of climate change weighs heavily on us as well. We make no secret that transparency and Government in the Sunshine are important to us, and we further argue that some have been awful stewards of this category. None of the Alaska delegation members voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on the same evening as Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol.

• Democrats have been hit hard for their lack of progress on key matters because they control the United States Senate and have a razor-close margin in the U.S. House of Representatives. They have not been, in our opinion, innovative or necessarily insistent on finding rational, reasonable solutions to the problems plaguing the American public today. We want to see more and better.

• Both have been dinged for being too partisan and not collaborative where evident. In our opinion, being too doctrinaire or an obstructionist to good government in the 21st century does not get one a good grade from Thomas.

We also indicate what we believe might be the outcome of these Members’ 2026 elections today.

Our prospect ratings fall into three categories:

• Safe Bet - which means what it means. These members of Congress are running strong and look to be overwhelming prospects for re-election at this time. However, we reserve the right to re-categorize their chances if necessary.

• It’s A Race - means this race is too close to call, and we can not reasonably predict who will win this seat.

• Nudging - means the seat is leaning one way or another for this candidate. We have just a small number of current members of Congress in this category. Stay tuned!

So, would you like to meet these fascinating Alaskans? If so, keep reading on!

What is Thomas looking for?

There are no truly vulnerable races in Alaska for Thomas to watch in 2026.

the senators

United States Senator lisa murkowski (r)

Lisa Murkowski is Alaska’s dean of the congressional delegation and senior United States Senator.  Appointed by her father, the then-Governor of Alaska to fulfill his now open seat, Murkowski is in her fifth term in the upper chamber.  Married and the mother of two, the Senator is the first Alaska-born woman to serve in Congress.  A graduate of Georgetown University and Willamette University Law School, Murkowski serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees, and is Chair of the Indian Affairs Committee.

Thomas Take: Not up for re-election in 2026

Thomas Rank: A

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United states senator Dan Sullivan (r)

Alaska’s junior senator is serving in his second term in the U.S. Senate.  A graduate of Harvard University with a Master’s and law degree from Georgetown University, Senator Dan Sullivan serves on the Armed Services Committee; the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee; and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.  He is a Colonel in The Marine Corps Reserves, is married, and the father of three.

Thomas Take: Up for re-election in 2026

Thomas Rank: B

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the representatives